The Almighty Dragon General

Chapter 14

The two cuts were a stark contrast to her otherwise fair skin. Blood kept flowing from the wounds, dyeing her neck red.

Her vision turned misty as crystalline tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, falling and mixing with her blood.

She had fallen into despair.

Faced with General Trent Xavier, all her helplessness and hopelessness piled up.

More than anything, hate swelled up within her.

She hated that she ran into that fire because she heard someone calling out for help!

She may have saved one person, but the injury that had been inflicted upon her cost her ten years of torment! Ten years of pain!

She became the laughing stock of the entire school when she got those burns.

Even the friends she was once close with wanted nothing to do with her!

Her classmates treated her like a bringer of plagues, avoiding her as much as they could!

Her family started hating her. Even her own parents treated her like she was worthless!

When her scars were finally healed, she had thought that maybe those ten years of suffering were worth it, after all.

But now, she was once again in the throes of despair.

"Please, General Xavier. This has absolutely nothing to do with us. It's all Thea's fault!"

"Yeah! It's all her fault! Torture her if you want, just please let us go!"

Thea stared up at Trent's expressionless face and listened to the Callahans push her onto the proverbial train tracks, all so they themselves could live. She fell deeper into despair.

"Not talking, are you?"

expression turning cold. Immediately, two men walked

"Sir."

what happens when they cross my family. We'll deal with Alex Yates after

"Yes, sir."

her out by

her and the ground. Her skin was rubbed raw as she was dragged to the auction hall. Her wounds sent sharp sparks of pain through

Cansington Hotel, the auction was

were worth anything, yet their starting bids were high, at least ten times higher than what they would be

were all well-versed in business

but Trent Xavier had returned to gather funds, intending on building his family back

attendees had no choice but to bid. Trent was the General of the western border. He had immense power, and crossing him

even when they knew what they were bidding on were fakes and forgeries that were worth

item was brought on stage as soon as the last bid was complete. It was Moonlit Flowers

following item is for Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge. The starting bid is eight million, bidders must bid no less than half a

crowd understood what happened when the painting resurfaced. That painting Thea had destroyed was also a fake. The Xaviers just wanted an excuse to take

because Thea Callahan had called Alex Yates and put him on speaker, so Alex heard

billion dollars would be a fair starting bid for it, yet

We bid ten million. I'm getting

bid eleven million. I want that

the Wilsons.

of the wealthier families started bidding in earnest. Soon enough, the

the forged painting was finally bought for twenty-one million

the crowd was waiting for yet another item, two fully armed men dragged a woman on

and blood caked her face. One of her high heels was missing, and she

in a cold breath

was finally released once she arrived

she just

were all big names in Cansington, but the sight of Thea's bloodied face terrified them. Their faces went pale

"Help… help me…"

spotted the numerous people around her. Thea reached out to them like a drowning woman to a straw, calling out to them for help, but no one moved. They lacked the courage to even speak since the